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Aug. 7, 1923.

W. L. RQSS EUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 18 1920 Patented Aug. 7, 1923.

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Application filed December 18, 1920. Serial No. 431,624.

be. constructed of angle irons: of various kinds so that the .whole' may be readily assembled and knocked down: so that boards, metal lath or. other suitable material may be quickly and firmly locked tothe= structure'to form. walls tl 'iereof.

Another object is to provide a novel cor-- ner post and improved means for connecting the various elements of the structure together. v

lVith these and incidental objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, particularly pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the skeleton or framework of my improved construction embodied in the form of a portable summer house.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same showing a portion of the wall in place.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the corner frame construction when adapted for use with a shed or other roof having only a single slope.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but from the opposite side of the post.

Like characters of'reference refer to like parts in all views.

This invention contemplates the providing of a structure whereby summer houses,

garages and the like may be easily and quicklyerected and will be in a substantial form, and yet may be readily taken apart and moved from place to place.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10

represents thesills or base frame members which are preferably angle irons of L- shaped cross+section, and which are cutaway at 11 in the ends of their upstanding sides at which places the side and end bars 10 overlap. Into the the cut-away portions 11 is fitted the outer corner angle bar 12 which has previously had one of its sides cut-away at the ends as at 13 and the elongation 1.4 of the other side folded-inwardly 5 so as to fill in the end of the corner bar 12. A hole is drilled through the overlapping portions of the sills 10 and through. the elongationand if desired may be tapped holds these three frame members together at the corner. It is, however, easier and cheaper to use a bolt and nut and this be the method of fastening inmost cases.

for co-action with a screw or. bolt 15 that:

In a similar manner angle beams or i f stringers 16 are secured to the upper ends of the corner posts 12. Angle beams 1'7- are used for rafters, and bolt against an angle beam 18 which forms the ridge plate. The bolts 19 which hold the beams 16 to the corner posts 12 also pass through the upper sides of the rafters 17 at the eaves and secure these rafters in place. braces 20 may be secured between the pairs of rafters.

The floor 21 may be laid on the inwardly projecting lower sides of the sills 10 and secured thereto by angle strips 22 and bolts 23; and the walls may be made of sheets of metal or matched lumber or any other desired material held in place by inner corner angles 24.- which are secured by bolts 25.

If it is desired to have the wall in sections, T-irons 26 may be inserted at suitable places and bolted to the beams 10 and 16 and the spaces between filled in with lumber or door or window frames as may be required.

In the house construction shown in Figures 1 and 2, the inner holding angles 24 are made small; but in the shed form shown in Figure 3, the inner angle extends so as to permit passing a bolt through the inner angle-bar and through a corner brace 30. This form of inner corner bar is cut away in the corner as at 31 so as to make room for the nut 32 on the bolt which passes through the end of the outer corner angle. In the form shown in Figure 3, the roof has but a single slope and the rafters are flattened If desired, 9

claims.

vention, it is obvious that many of the de- What is claimed as new is 1. A building OOIHPIlSlIlg angle iron stringers and sills having portions of the ends of their upstanding flanges entirely out away'and lapped at their corners, and angle iron corner posts fitted into said portions of said sills and stringers and secured thereto;

2. A building comprising angle iron stringers and sills having portions of the ends of their upstanding flanges entirely cut away and lapped at their corners, and

angle iron corner posts fitted into said portions of said $1118 and stringers one of the flanges of the corner posts being cutaway and the other flange bent inwardly to form means'for securing them to said sills and stringers.

3. A building comprising angle iron stringers and sills having portions of the only by the appended ends of their upstanding flanges entirely'cut away and lapped at their corners, angle iron corner posts fitted into said portions of said sills and stringers, Walls, and inner angle strips holding said walls in place against said sills and stringers and corner post.

4. A building comprising angle iron stringers and sills having portions of the ends of their upstanding flanges entirely cut away and lapped at their corners, angle iron outer corner posts fitted-into said portions of 'saidsills and stringers, walls, and inner angle strips adapted to be bolted in said outer corner posts tohold said walls.

5. A building comprising stringers and sills havinv portions of the ends of their upstanding fi anges entirely cut away and lapped'at their corners, angle iron outer corner posts fitted into said portions of said sills and stringers, walls, inner angle strips adapted to be bolted'in said outer corner posts to hold said walls, and angle bar' rafters secured to said stringers and to an angle ridge barto form the roof."

In testimony whereof have affixed: my

signature. p f W'ILLIAM LROSS.

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